avoir la tête froide

/a.vwaʁ la tɛt fʁwad/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
a la tête froide
past
a eu la tête froide
perfect
eu la tête froide

Meaning

  1. to keep a cool head

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

garder son calme

"avoir la tête froide" and "garder son calme" are close idioms for keeping a cool head, largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does avoir la tête froide mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le pilote garde la tête ___ en cas d'urgence.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir la tête froide?

verb

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